Combinative effects of Azospirillum brasilense inoculation and chemical priming on germination behavior and seedling growth in aged grass seeds

Xu Liu; Zhao Chen; Yani Gao; Qian Liu; Wennan Zhou; Tian Zhao; Wenbo Jiang; Xuewen Cui; Jian Cui; Quanzhen Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0210453

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Combinative effects of Azospirillum brasilense inoculation and chemical priming on germination behavior and seedling growth in aged grass seeds

Xu Liu,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Sci. and Techn., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Zhao Chen,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Sci. and Techn., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Yani Gao,

Roles Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Sci. and Techn., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Qian Liu,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Sci. and Techn., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Wennan Zhou,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Sci. and Techn., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Tian Zhao,

Roles Formal analysis, Validation

Affiliation Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Sci. and Techn., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Wenbo Jiang,

Roles Conceptualization, Resources

Affiliation Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Sci. and Techn., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Xuewen Cui,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Sci. and Techn., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Jian Cui,

Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Plant Science, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Quanzhen Wang

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: wangquanzhen191@163.com

Affiliation Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Sci. and Techn., Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5788-034X

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Combinative effects of Azospirillum brasilense inoculation and chemical priming on germination behavior and seedling growth in aged grass seeds

Xu Liu,
Zhao Chen,
Yani Gao,
Qian Liu,
Wennan Zhou,
Tian Zhao,
Wenbo Jiang,
Xuewen Cui,
Jian Cui,
Quanzhen Wang

Published: May 7, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210453

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